Fit For Life: You Can…and You Will..

Saturday, October 25, 2014

Matt Espeut, GoLocalWorcester Health +Lifestyle Contributor

This is tough! But it’s hard! I’m tired. That’s heavy! These are all things I hear constantly throughout the day, and its all part of the program. If people weren't’t saying these things, I wouldn't’t be performing my job properly, so I just make a counter remark and keep ‘em moving. The one line I hear regularly, that I jump all over people for saying is “I can’t do it”. Unless someone asks you to lift a tractor, or invent a magic pill that will save the world, you should lose this term from your vocabulary.

Where would Apple be if Steve Jobs listened to people who told him he would never compete with Microsoft? Or Arnold Schwarzenegger, if he listened to people tell him that an Austrian immigrant could never hold office in America? Or where would our country be if all the space exploration experts listened when all those other experts said you can’t put a man on the moon?

Change the negative mindset…your body will follow.

So when you come to me at Providence Fit Body Boot camp and you do the program, and I map out your nutrition plan, and you tell me you can’t follow the plan, or do a push up, I dismiss the statement with a “you can and you will” response. I am regularly reminding people that if one human is capable of performing a certain task, we all are, and you need to change the negative mindset in order to achieve your goals, weather that be fitness or life in general. What makes one human being more successful or healthier, or more educated, or more fit than another? It's usually because the fit guy never said “I can't workout because of my busy schedule”. Or the successful one never said, “I can't make it happen”, or the educated one never thought “I can't pass this class”.

The mind-muscle connection.

When you throw your hands in the air and say, “I can’t”, you won't, because many things require mental positivity equal to physical strength. Many exercises require mental focus to make the mind-muscle connection, which in turn relates to body awareness, creating better balance and muscle control. So when you enter with a negative mindset, you will fail, because by saying you can't you have given up hope, and refusing to try eliminates all chances for success. I must have said this to someone recently in my Boot camp because I overheard a client say "I don't think I can do this, but I can't tell Matt because he'll get mad, so I am going to try". She said it jokingly, but tried to master the move, because I motivated her to make an attempt. I told her in the beginning that the words “I can't” aren't allowed in my Boot camp, and now she is working harder, and I am confident she will see amazing results that wouldn't be possible if she maintained the negative mindset. Remember this quote with all things hard, but to help you keep working forwards to your goal: “You will miss 100% of the shots you don't take."

Matt Espeut has worked as a personal trainer for almost 20 years with clients ranging in age from 14 to 86. His focus is on overall health, strength, and functional conditioning. Holistic health and nutrition is the cornerstone of all his programs. Matt works in private and small group training available at your home or office location or at gym facilities. Matt offers his services to everyone wanting to be more fit and healthy, overweight young people, youth/collegiate athletes, and seniors. Matt has worked and trained at several facilities in the Providence area. In September, Matt will open PROVIDENCE FIT BODY BOOT CAMP, at 1284 North Main St., Providence. Email Matt: [email protected]; check out his website at http://www.fitnessprofiles.net or on Facebook at Matt Espeut or on Twitter @MattEspeut. Call 401-453-3200 for pre-opening information.

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